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Supply and Demand
Supply and Demand
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Marketing Principles basic economics
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1
A supply curve typically has a ____________ slope.
Positive (upward)
Vertical
Horizontal
Negative (downward)
2
Generally, when the price of an item falls, what happens to the demand for that product?
demand falls as well
An increase in demand
People substitute other goods
demand falls
3
T/F: When the amount of goods supplied meets the amount demanded, this is known as elasticity.
True
False
4
Which of the following sets the maximum price a good or service can be sold at?
Price Floor
Equilibrium
Surplus
Price Ceiling
5
T/F: A demand curve illustrates the quantity demanded at all possible prices at a given time.
False
True
6
After you've had a certain amount of your favorite food, your enjoyment lessens. This shows
increasing marginal utility
diminishing marginal utility
inelastic demand
elastic demand
7
Which of the following sets the minimum price a good or service can be sold at?
Shortage
Equilibrium
Price Ceiling
Price Floor
8
Demand for a good is more likely to be elastic when the good is...
a luxury
essential
a necessity
inexpensive
9
When the price of cellphones increase, the quantity of cellphones offered for sale increases:
Supply
Cost of production
Supply and Demand
Demand
10
For most products and services, increased price results in
increased demand
decreased demand
11
when supply decreases, the supply curve shifts to the
up
right
left
down
12
When less goods are supplied than are demanded in the market, a __________ exists.
surplus
shortage
13
Margarine and Butter are ___________ products.
Substitute
Unrelated
Demand Inelastic
Complementary
14
Demand curves typically have a _____________ slope
Vertical
Positive (upward)
Negative (downward)
Horizontal
15
When the price of butter goes
UP
, the
demand
for margarine
stays the same
goes up
goes down
16
When more goods are supplied than are demanded then a ___________ exists.
shortage
surplus
17
When demand decreases, the demand curve shifts to the
up
right
down
left
18
Most businesses strive to supply goods and services in direct proportion to:
standard of living
cost of production
demand
supply
19
Paula Deen buys
all
of the world's butter production plants, making her company a
Monopoly
Oligopoly
Healthy Choice
20
T/F: Minimum wage is an example of a price ceiling. Rent control is a Price floor.
False
True
21
What happens to the supply of goods that producers are willing to produce when prices fall?
Firms supply less
Supply is constant
Firms supply more
Diminishing marginal utility
22
Inelastic demand is defined as demand that is:
fluctuating
variable
not affected by price changes
limited to luxury goods
23
An indication of how changes in price will affect changes in the amounts demanded and supplied:
Elastic demand
Elasticity
Market Price
Inelastic demand
24
Cereal and Milk are __________ products.
Substitutes
Demand Inelastic
Complements
Unrelated